Michelle Stratton

Michelle Stratton primarily represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation and appellate matters. An experienced appellate attorney who has successfully briefed or argued cases in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits, the Supreme Court of Texas, and intermediate Texas appellate courts, Ms. Stratton brings rigorous analysis, powerful legal writing, and persuasive oral argument to her clients’ cases. Since joining SKV, Ms. Stratton has used her oral and written advocacy skills to obtain multiple early dismissals of lawsuits on behalf of defendants in both federal and state trial courts and to protect the rights of her clients on appeal.

Ms. Stratton graduated first in her law school class and received numerous awards for her legal writing and excellence in trial and appellate advocacy. Following law school, she clerked for Judge Edith Jones on the Fifth Circuit and for Justice Clarence Thomas on the United States Supreme Court. She also worked for the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States, which oversees the federal government’s litigation in the Supreme Court and intermediate appellate courts. In 2011, Washingtonian Magazine named Ms. Stratton one of ten “Women to Watch.”

American Inns of Court, Temple Bar Scholar, 2012

American Society of Legal Writers' Scribes Award for the best student-written article in a law review or journal, 2009

Court Admissions:Supreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitUnited States District Court for the Southern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin